Genesis 25:16

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.

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WEBBE

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.

BSB

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments — twelve princes of their tribes.

KJV

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

ASV

these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

BBE

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–18

Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia. The number and strength of this family were the fruit of the promise, made to Hagar and to Abraham, concerning Ishmael.

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